Policeman fined $350,000 or 30 days for failing to cooperate with INDECOM investigation
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A policeman who failed to provide a statement to the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has been sentenced to pay $350,000 or serve 30 days in prison.
The sentence was handed down on Wednesday, following Constable Onardo Walker's guilty plea on November 25, 2025.
The offence stems from an allegation of assault on July 28, 2018, in Lawrence Tavern, St Andrew.
INDECOM said during the investigation, Constable Walker was identified as one of the first responders on the scene, and was served with a notice by an INDECOM Investigator to provide a statement to the Commission.
"Despite numerous requests, Constable Walker failed to comply with the notice to provide the statement," the oversight body said in a statement on Thursday.
It added: “All officers are reminded that failure to comply with any lawful requirement of the Commission, without lawful justification or excuse, constitutes an offence."
The case was first brought before the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Court on February 23, 2021, following an INDECOM investigation and a ruling by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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